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'We were concerned about the bigger waves coming; but we weren't too concerned while crossing the rock there,' he said.

'When we were moving over we felt the first wave hit and that's where we tried to sit down and get another shot - since we were now in a safer location, with a rock pool nearby, rather than a drop straight into the ocean.

Marelize ended up dislocating her ankle and breaking her leg in two places after her leg became trapped between two rocks

The couple were on a belated honeymoon in South Africa when the accident took place

'We saw the next wave coming and tried to get ready for the picture, but the wave just smashed down on top of us.

'Instantly it felt like we were underwater - the wave was really disorientating, we were just sat there and the next second we were underwater.

'It was hard to know which way was up and how to stand because the wave was so powerful.'

Ryan explained how he eventually managed to get up, but was horrified to see that Marelize had not.

Ryan described how a massive wave 'smashed down' on them as they sat down on some rocks

He said he saw Marelize 'flopping around' and clutching her ankle after he managed to get up

Ryan said they had moved to what they had believed to be a safer location when the wave hit

'I stood up and looked for Marelize, and it instantly it was clear that something was wrong. She couldn't stand and she was just clutching her ankle, flopping around,' he said.

'Luckily the worst of the set of waves was over and I called for Gerda, Marelize's sister to help.'

With the help of a friend, the pair managed to get Marelize up and away from the beach.

She was eventually taken to hospital for treatment, where she had to wait for two days before getting a titanium plate and twelve screws put in her left leg.

Marelize, who is a physiotherapy graduate, realised she needed to support her ankle and made a makeshift splint from two flip flops

Marelize's friend Gerome carried her away from the beach, before she was taken to hospital

The couple are now staying with family in order to give her time to recover.

However, Ryan and Marelize, who were on a belated honeymoon, aren't letting this deter them from their travels and they're set to continue their travels on to Australia, as well as writing a blog about it.

'We had a bucket list of photos - few photos that we really wanted to get while we were travelling,' Ryan said.

'We'd tried it in a few places, but couldn't the picture to work for various reasons.

'We found this perfect place on the beach and Marelize's sister said she'd take the photo.

Marelize was taken to hospital in an ambulance, after receiving treatment from paramedics

Ryan was also given bandages for the minor injuries that he suffered during the incident

'We're not naïve - her family goes to that particular beach town, both of us are aware of the danger, but in this case there was especially large waves form the super spring tide.

'We're usually very careful and have travelled all through South East Asia with no incidents, but perhaps we got a bit too relaxed as we're both from South Africa.

'There has been some criticism online, but I've been saying it's called an accident, not an on purpose.'

Ryan explained how he and Marelize had been crossing the rocks to get to a safer location

He said that they had been moving over when they felt the first wave hit them

They then sat down to have another picture taken as they thought they were in a safer spot

Ryan described how he had struggled to stand up before realising Marelize was stuck